querulous
querulous is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people. Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous, exacting fondness. Macaulay.
- 2.Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice. -- Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Quer"u*lous*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- anal
- being
- censorious
- dainty
- delicacy
- delicate
- difficult
- difficulty
- disdain
- epicure
- epicurism
- exacting
- fastidious
- finical
- finicky
- gift
- gourmet
- hard
- have
- horse
- hypercritical
- hypercriticism
- lickerish
- look
- matter
- meticulous
- mince
- mouth
- nice
- nicety
- nose
- particular
- please
- pleased
- prudery
- queasy
- scrupulous
- see
- squeamish
- squeasy
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is querulous.
- What is apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people. Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous, exacting fondness. Macaulay called?
- What is expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice. -- Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Quer"u*lous*ness, n called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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